lovemail / bodily integrity

on Monday, you mailed me your ring finger
on Thursday, you mailed me your thumb
on Sunday, well, the post doesn't show up on Sundays; your index finger showed up on Monday morning

the week after, you started sending me pieces from your feet, your ears; your tongue still was warm when I held it in my palm
I accumulated so many little bits and pieces of you

the package at my door step this morning, I can see it pulse and beat
the brown paper is stained with dark wet patches
It's wrapped up in twine
"This is something so important of mine."

I'm not sure if I want to open this package from you

you'd probably hate it if I never ended up opening it
but I'm thinking of mailing it back to you
because you don't need to prove your bodily integrity to me
words are enough, words are enough

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